Christchurch

After a night flight we have finally arrived in Christchurch. First stop, Wendekriesen to pick up our sweet new ride. Say hello to our awesome CAMPERVAN! Going to have to think of a name for her. Learning to drive on the left side has been a challenge. To add to the difficulty, we are driving a manual. Thankfully the pedals are in the same position as back home. The shifter is on the opposite side which hasn’t been much of problem. My biggest challenge has been signaling. Half the time I go to turn on my signal I end up turning on the windshield wipers. This will take some getting used to.

We decided to keep things easy and pay for the first nights’ accommodations and stayed at our first campervan holiday park. The amenities were great and it was only an hour walk to the city center. We received a warm reception as we left the park by a man walking down the street all business on top but completely naked from the waist down...quite the Kiwi welcome :)

Christchurch was a pleasant town. We stocked up on supplies and wandered the parks. You could still see the effect of the earthquakes. The town was full of construction and rebuilding.Lue lisää